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#A9758A Color

#A9758A is rgb(169, 117, 138) in RGB, hsl(336, 23%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9758A
HEX#A9758A
RGBrgb(169, 117, 138)
HSLhsl(336, 23%, 56%)
HSVhsv(336, 31%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.071 353.4)
LABlab(55.20% 23.38 -2.83)
LCHlch(55.20% 23.55 353.09)

What #A9758A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A9758A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.37Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 8.19Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 8.95Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 9.75Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 9.76Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 10.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#A9758A Channel Values

How #A9758A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 169 · G 117 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 23% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 31% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 18% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.75:1 vs white · 5.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9758A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A9758A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9758A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9758A
Complementary
#75A994
Analogous
#A975A3
Analogous
#A97A75
Triadic
#8AA975
Triadic
#758AA9
Split comp.
#75A97A
Split comp.
#75A3A9

Tints & Shades of #A9758A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4889A
#C09BAA
#CCADBA
#D8C0CA
#E4D3DA
#EFE6EA

Shades

#9A6077
#815164
#6B4353
#52333F
#3C252E
#23161B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9758A.

How #A9758A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A9758A
Protanopia#80808A
Protanomaly#927C8A
Deuteranopia#898988
Deuteranomaly#978189
Tritanopia#A77878
Tritanomaly#A87780
Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #A9758A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a9758a: #A9758A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9758A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9758a': '#A9758A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.459, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_a9758a">#A9758A</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9758A"

More Pink Colors

#A9758A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A9758A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9758A?

#A9758A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(169, 117, 138) in RGB and hsl(336, 23%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #A9758A?

#A9758A is rgb(169, 117, 138) — red 169, green 117, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9758A?

#A9758A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9758A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9758A scores 3.75:1 against white and 5.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9758A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9758A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.27, which is visibly different.

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